zyu1 lap1 seoi2 pou5朱粒水泡
Jyutpingzyu1 lap1 seoi2 pou5
Yalejyū lāp séui póuh
Definition
Senior Assistant Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police, named after the rank's badge design.
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How it's used
This term is strictly internal police jargon used by officers to refer to the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner. The imagery comes from the shoulder insignia, which features a pip, often called a star, surrounded by a laurel wreath that resembles a life buoy or float. It is rarely used outside of law enforcement circles or by those familiar with police hierarchy.
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I heard the Senior Assistant Commissioner is coming to inspect today.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
